Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Pakistan
Pakistan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Pakistan peaked at 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.004 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1985 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0126 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1990 | 0.013 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0174 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0193 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0201 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0299 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 metric tons per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0748 metric tons per square kilometre | +361.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0869 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0948 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0994 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1046 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1688 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1753 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1791 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1817 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1841 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1853 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1921 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1925 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1961 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2037 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2051 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2072 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2094 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2116 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2143 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2156 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0318 metric tons per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +361.6% | 0.0162 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0748 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -45.9% | 0.0299 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0162 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +51.1% | 0.1046 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +42.6% | 0.0089 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0126 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0046 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0067 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0126 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0192 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0299 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1158 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0162 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1791 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1817 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2094 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2151 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2116 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 57 Solomon Islands 0.2511 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 58 Portugal 0.245 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 59 Czechia 0.2412 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 61 Hungary 0.1949 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 62 Colombia 0.1829 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 63 Kyrgyzstan 0.1754 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Pakistan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Pakistan was 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2188 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Pakistan ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.